Two Elections Later, Folly has a New Mayor
Chris Bizzell edges Elton Culpepper in run-off election by Lorne Chambers | Editor This year was not your typical election cycle on Folly Beach. Then again, when has anything ever been typical on Folly? But it was the first time in over a decade and a half that the...
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A Clean Sweep
Beach Sweep/River Sweep nets more than 4,000 Cigarette butts, 66 bags of Trash By Lorne Chambers | Editor Every year thousands of people come out to Folly Beach and put their butts on our beach. Unfortunately they’re not nice butts. And unfortunately they don’t take...
Beach Blotter
The following were taken from actual incident reports filed last month by the City of Folly Beach Public Safety Department. These are not convictions and the names of businesses, complainants, and suspects have been left out to protect the innocent. All suspects are...
CARTA To Consider Adding Folly Route
But won’t happen immediately says new chairman By Lorne Chambers | Editor Last week City of Folly Beach Mayor Tim Goodwin requested to meet with Mike Seekings, the chairman of the Charleston Area Transit Authority (CARTA) about the possibility of adding Folly Beach to...
Council Blasts Through Lots of Important Issues
Full council meeting in near-record time By Charlie McCarty | City Council Reporter Folly Beach City Council met for its regular monthly meeting on Tuesday, September 8. The Work Session convened at 6 p.m. and two matters were discussed. Larry Finney of Greene, Finney...
A Wave of Their Own
LOCAL LADIES ARE PUTTING FOLLY BEACH ON THE SURFING MAP By Lorne Chambers | Editor Last month a few local ladies packed surfboards atop cars and in the beds of trucks and headed north for the 28th annual Wrightsville Beach Wahine Classic. After a full weekend of...
Planting One on Folly
Community Garden takes root By Warren Cobb | Managing Editor The Folly Green Team was established a few years ago to promote green events and activities on the island. One of their many initiatives is a Community Garden. With the help of the City of Folly Beach and...
Rethink Folly Road
Big changes suggested for Folly corridor By Warren Cobb | Managing Editor Earlier this year, the Berkeley-Charleston-Dorchester Council of Governments (BCDCOG) began exploring options to improve the Folly Road corridor. The project, referred to as “Rethink Folly Road:...
City Commissions Core Sampling Study
Searching for fresh, cheap sand in Stono Inlet By Warren Cobb | Managing Editor In July, Folly Beach City Council voted to pay $67,517 from the Beach Preservation Fund to Athena Technologies LLC for Vibracore Sampling in the Stono Inlet. Vibracore sampling involves...
Rain, Reclaim, Reuse
Folly Green Team offering rain barrels on the cheap Special to The Current The Folly Green Team is having a busy month! They’re in the process of establishing a Community Garden on Michigan Avenue in September (see the article on page 1), and they’re facilitating the...
Wheel to Surf
County hosts expo for people with physical limitations Special to The Current Physical fitness should be a part of life for everyone, and the Charleston County Park and Recreation Commission (CCPRC) wants to provide all residents of the local community with that...